essential; important; crucial; vital; main
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
club budget; club expense
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
adviser; advisor; consultant
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
anticipation; expectation
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to face on; to look out on to
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
three sides; small offering stand
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
various kinds of small trees; assorted trees
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category